.22LR Shortage..? This might give you hope.?.!

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tjs45d said:
What I was trying to say it that there is a LOT of production capacity, and CCI is only one of a number of .22LR manufacturers. I would hope that supply would start coming back soon. Can 100 million rifle owners buy all of the supply? Due to current events, it obviously can, but at some point, manufacturing by multiple companies at these kind of volumes "should" catch up to demand..

Point taken on the 5 years to accumulate a 50 round box..

Thanks for the welcome...!
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True- Franklin TN PD was allocated the 20,000 rounds of .22LR that Academy was supposed to get. So, no, it is not just individuals that are buying it, it is PD's all over, Civilian Marksmanship Program, us, etc... It's everybody. Plus, you can shoot 500 rounds in a day easily. So that means we need to go buy more, etc...
 
The real sad thing is that those that have all this ammo stocked up still don't feel like shooting it. I felt a little bad about shooting 20 rounds of 9mm in my carry gun today because I knew what it would cost for me to replace it right now.

Hoarding doesn't make you feel free, you still have to think about the current cost and limited supply. It takes a lot of the fun out of it...
 
The real sad thing is that those that have all this ammo stocked up still don't feel like shooting it.
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That be right for me as well at least until the weather warms up.
 
Here is a really good video on the production of .22 Rimfire ammo..

This details the manufacturing process and is very informative. (Source: Shooting USA.. )

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature...&v=pvK9QlQtrKI
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It surprises me for such high volume how many process are manual and seem a bit old fashioned. Not at all saying this is a bad thing, just having worked in manufacturing for 35 years now (all around the world) I would think the investment in more automation would be paying off right about now.
 
To be frank, the run on .22lr caught me completely off guard and confuses the hell out of me. During the 2008 and 2012 elections I saw your common CF ammo fly off the shelves, so I could under stand it disappearing after in the current climate. But I never foresaw .22lr vanishing, as prior experience in years past made it feel like a "safe" bet, that no matter what some would always be on the shelves.

So why wasn't it? I'll admit to being a broke college student and being horrible about keeping my ammo stash supplied, so it comes as a bit of a shock to me to hear about people sitting on 5000+ rounds and being to afraid to shoot any of it. Why the fear for the .22's? I can understand the fear of a possible AWB turning into a more general ban, but haven't .22s and shotgun generally been considered "safe" from most gun grabs (I know that's not true, but I've talked to a number of gun owners that seem to think it)? It's not like .22lr is a primary evil-black-rifle food like 5.56 or 7.62x39, nor is it horrible hi-capacity-plastic-deathray chow like 9mm or .40s&w. I just have a sad time coming to grips that .22lr is missing.

The only good thing to come out this is that it's forcing me to get to know my 20ga better as its one of the few firearms I can still semi-regularly feed.
 
The real sad thing is that those that have all this ammo stocked up still don't feel like shooting it.

Yep. Just like all of those folks that have money in savings accounts that don't feel like helping the economy and fellow citizens by spending it.
 
Just because you're seeing inflated prices on GB or from some dealers doesn't mean it's all that high. My LGS is at $25/box of 500 CCI .22's and I pick a case up every now and again.
 
22-rimfire said:
That be right for me as well at least until the weather warms up.
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Me too, the high around here today was about 27. Maybe when I was 30, 40 or even 50 but since the 60 came along I have become a fair, warm weather shooter. My .22 stash can also remain warm and snug in their boxes till the weather warms up.

During the winters I do more loading for high power rifle and use the indoor range.

Ron
 
I was @ Academy this morning and they had a lot off 22LR ammo that came in. It's probably gone now, but it was there this morning so it is shipping to stores.
 
It's just starting to warm up enough to get out around here, haven't taken out the .22's yet, but I plan on shooting them more than everything else as I have enough to last a long long long time since I bought it before everything skyrocketed... Either that or I could make a hell of a lot of money at that 100 bucks a brick price... ;)
 
Seventhsword said:
I was @ Academy this morning and they had a lot off 22LR ammo that came in. It's probably gone now, but it was there this morning so it is shipping to stores.
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SGAMMO and PSA had large lots featuring CCI, Federal and Aquillia, so yep it is coming. Its a good time to watch gunbot.net That's how I snagged 1500 rounds at pre panic prices today.
 
The west side wallyworld in the "People's Republik of Lawrence", Kansass, had some 22 Mag,solid and HP, on the shelf this afternoon as well as a few 06, 270 and other rifle calibers. 3 box limit sign on the case BTW...
 
I have always kept a pretty good stock of all my calibers, .22lr included.
But I like to rotate my stock and restock as I use it.
I've not had a problem finding .22lr at a reasonable price and in quantity, I just exercise patience and shop around... Yes, www.Gunbot.net is nice tool.

I just took delivery today from PSA, of 2k of CCI Mini Mag 36gr CPHP for $170.80 shipped.
That is only a penny more per round than WalMart's retail last year before the madness.

I'll shoot over 500 those the end of this month at an upcoming Appleseed.
And my 7yr'ol son and I will go through 250-500 per range trip.
 
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Some people try to make you feel un-American if you have a cache of ammunition, want to buy more, not share, or are hesitant to shoot up what you have. I don't have an answer for that other than we all do the best we can.

These dry ammunition periods have cemented "buy buy buy" into my psyche. I buy more food and common use household items than I need from day to day, so why would I not buy more ammunition than I need? Who knows what tomorrow will bring?

For the most part, I have always been more concerned about 22LR ammunition because I tend to shoot more of it up when I shoot as compared to some of the centerfire calibers. Until the supply lines get back to near normal, I suspect the ranges will not be seeing a lot of volume shooters.
 
What shortage? I find 22 ammo literally every time I walk into one of the local shops. Sometimes I get the last brick but I've never walked out empty handed.

Usually its CCI bricks at $27.

Today it was Remington 1400rd buckets. I got one at $63. Another shop had them at $73.
 
I received a brick of Aguila 22LR not five minutes ago from good old Midway via the brown truck.
Should be receiving another brick anyday from Natchezz.
All at regular prices.
 
shafter said:
What shortage? I find 22 ammo literally every time I walk into one of the local shops. Sometimes I get the last brick but I've never walked out empty handed.

Usually its CCI bricks at $27.

Today it was Remington 1400rd buckets. I got one at $63. Another shop had them at $73.
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And that would be where? Like even a close geographical location would be nice. :confused:

Ron
 
22-rimfire...Normally when I order ammo online I usually never buy less than five boxes to keep the shipping price inline with the actual purchase.
However,in these lean times Midway limited this purchase to one 500 round brick.
The brick was $28.99 and the shipping was $13.28.
As a comparison in mid January I ordered six boxes (300 rounds)of Fiocchi .32 ACP from Midway and the shipping was only$13.50.
I wished I could have bought more than one brick but at least the same day I found another brick of the same Aguila 22 LR at Natchezz.
Both sites were sold out literally minutes after I ordered.
 
I would have passed on the brick of 22 ammo unless I didn't have any due to shipping. Just not worth it to me.
 
Good vid, thanks for sharing.



Poor comparison. Most people have no safe way to store gas but most everyone can store a years worth of ammunition in a corner somewhere.

So is the complaining by people that didn't plan ahead enough to buy a couple extra Wal Mart 22 bulk packs once in a while and stick them in a corner. They think it's everyone else's fault because they can't get ammo now.
A blind man could see the shortage coming. It's not even the first time.
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You're not even close. The comparison wasn't the point, but the fact that people don't always stock up on things when they are available. Not because they don't want to, but most of the time they can't.

do you see everyone stocking up on food and water for the next hurricane? of course not. Only the serious preppers and those who are in that mindset do that. Once the calamity comes, then everyone buys it all at the same time.

Another reason that many of you guys forget is that there are countless new gun owners that just very recently bought their first gun--whether its a 22lr or 9mm. Those people are the ones hurting right now, and those with deep stockpiles are somehow making fun of them.

That is the sickening part. I have 2 friends who just got into guns last month, and they will be unable to buy any ammo for a while. One of them just bought a 9mm and a 22 pistol, the other friend hasn't even bought a gun because he can't find it in stock. I will happily give them a few boxes from my stash. Those new gun owners have no way of predicting a panic and shortage, because they never knew about it to begin with.
 
I would be more than willing to help out a friend from my ammunition cache. But it would have to be a friend versus somebody I ran into at the gun shop.

I guess for the brand new gun owner, this is a good lesson about setting some aside for a rainy day.
 
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